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Portsmouth 2002β03 football season
During the 2002β03 English football season, Portsmouth competed in the
Football League First Division .
Season summary
Portsmouth led the First Division for most of the season, and eventually finished as champions, six points clear of second-placed
Leicester City . As champions, Portsmouth gained promotion to the
FA Premier League , returning to the top flight after an absence of 15 years.
Bulgarian striker
Svetoslav Todorov silenced his critics by finishing top scorer in the division with 26 goals, overhauling
Nottingham Forest 's
David Johnson with a hat-trick against
Bradford City on the last day of the season, in the game that confirmed Portsmouth as Football League champions.
Kit
Portsmouth continue to produce their own kits under the club's own brand, Pompey Sport.
Final league table
Updated to match(es) played on 11 May 2003. Source:
Soccerway Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions;
(O) Play-off winners;
(P) Promoted
Results
Portsmouth's score comes first
[1]
Legend
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
10 August 2002
Nottingham Forest
H
2β0
18,910
Burton ,
PΓ©ricard
13 August 2002
Sheffield United
A
1β1
16,093
Burton
17 August 2002
Crystal Palace
A
3β2
18,315
Foxe ,
Crowe (2)
24 August 2002
Watford
H
3β0
17,901
Merson ,
Todorov ,
Burton
26 August 2002
Grimsby Town
A
1β0
5,770
Burchill
31 August 2002
Brighton & Hove Albion
H
4β2
19,031
Taylor ,
Merson (pen),
Todorov ,
Crowe
7 September 2002
Gillingham
A
3β1
8,717
Merson ,
Burchill ,
O'Neil
14 September 2002
Millwall
H
1β0
17,201
Todorov
17 September 2002
Wimbledon
H
4β1
18,837
PΓ©ricard ,
Todorov ,
Williams (own goal),
Taylor
21 September 2002
Norwich City
A
0β1
21,335
28 September 2002
Bradford City
H
3β0
18,459
Quashie (2),
PΓ©ricard
5 October 2002
Rotherham United
A
3β2
8,604
PΓ©ricard ,
Todorov ,
Merson (pen)
19 October 2002
Coventry City
H
1β1
18,837
PΓ©ricard
26 October 2002
Burnley
A
3β0
15,788
Quashie ,
Todorov ,
Harper
29 October 2002
Preston North End
H
3β2
18,637
Stone ,
Merson ,
Taylor
2 November 2002
Leicester City
H
0β2
19,107
6 November 2002
Wolverhampton Wanderers
A
1β1
27,022
Merson
9 November 2002
Derby County
A
2β1
26,587
Todorov ,
Burchill
16 November 2002
Stoke City
H
3β0
18,701
Burchill ,
PΓ©ricard ,
Todorov
23 November 2002
Sheffield Wednesday
A
3β1
16,602
Todorov (2),
O'Neil
30 November 2002
Walsall
H
3β2
17,701
Quashie ,
Todorov ,
Taylor
7 December 2002
Reading
A
0β0
23,462
14 December 2002
Stoke City
A
1β1
13,330
Crowe
21 December 2002
Ipswich Town
H
1β1
19,130
Todorov
26 December 2002
Crystal Palace
H
1β1
19,217
Merson
28 December 2002
Nottingham Forest
A
2β1
28,165
Taylor ,
PΓ©ricard
1 January 2003
Watford
A
2β2
15,048
Burton ,
Harper
13 January 2003
Sheffield United
H
1β2
18,872
O'Neil
18 January 2003
Brighton & Hove Albion
A
1β1
6,848
Todorov
1 February 2003
Grimsby Town
H
3β0
19,248
Yakubu ,
Ford (own goal),
Quashie
8 February 2003
Derby County
H
6β2
19,503
Merson ,
Yakubu (2),
Taylor ,
Todorov (2)
17 February 2003
Leicester City
A
1β1
31,775
Taylor
22 February 2003
Gillingham
H
1β0
19,521
de Zeeuw
1 March 2003
Millwall
A
5β0
9,697
Yakubu (2),
Sherwood ,
Todorov ,
Merson (pen)
4 March 2003
Wimbledon
A
1β2
10,356
Merson
12 March 2003
Norwich City
H
3β2
19,221
Yakubu ,
Todorov (2)
15 March 2003
Wolverhampton Wanderers
H
1β0
19,558
Stone
19 March 2003
Coventry City
A
4β0
13,922
Caldwell (own goal),
Stone ,
Harper ,
Merson
22 March 2003
Preston North End
A
1β1
16,665
Yakubu
5 April 2003
Walsall
A
2β1
7,899
Harper ,
Todorov
12 April 2003
Sheffield Wednesday
H
1β2
19,524
Bradbury
15 April 2003
Burnley
H
1β0
19,221
Todorov
18 April 2003
Ipswich Town
A
0β3
29,396
21 April 2003
Reading
H
3β0
19,535
PΓ©ricard (2),
Todorov
27 April 2003
Rotherham United
H
3β2
19,420
Merson (pen),
Todorov (2)
4 May 2003
Bradford City
A
5β0
19,088
Festa ,
Todorov (3, 1 pen),
Stone
FA Cup
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Goalscorers
R3
4 January 2003
Manchester United
A
1β4
67,222
Stone
League Cup
First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under
FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under
FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Reserve squad
The following players had squad numbers and/or professional contracts but did not make a first-team appearance during the season
[8]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under
FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Statistics
Starting 11
Considering starts in all competitions
[9]
GK: #1,
Shaka Hislop , 49
RWB: #30,
Linvoy Primus , 42
CB: #4,
Hayden Foxe , 31
CB: #6,
Arjan de Zeeuw , 26
CB: #35,
Gianluca Festa , 29
LWB: #14,
Matthew Taylor , 38
CM: #7,
Kevin Harper , 23
CM: #10,
Paul Merson , 47
CM: #11,
Nigel Quashie , 44
CF: #9,
Svetoslav Todorov , 46
CF: #17,
Vincent PΓ©ricard , 19 (#19,
Steve Stone , also has 19 starts, as a right wing-back)
References
^
"Portsmouth results for the 2002-2003 season - Statto.com" . Archived from
the original on 16 February 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2012 .
^ Hislop was born in
Hackney ,
England , but was raised in
Trinidad and Tobago and made his international debut for
Trinidad and Tobago in 1999, having previously been an unused substitute for
England .
^ Harper was born in
Oldham ,
England , but also qualified to represent
Scotland internationally and represented them at
U-21 level.
^ Quashie was born in
Southwark ,
England , but qualified to represent
Scotland internationally through his grandfather and would make his international debut for
Scotland in May 2004.
^ PΓ©ricard was born in Efok,
Cameroon , but was raised in
France and represented them at
U-21 level.
^ IliΔ was born in
Melbourne ,
Australia , but also qualified to represent
Serbia and Montenegro internationally and made his international debut for
Serbia and Montenegro in 1998.
^ Burton was born in
Berkshire ,
England , but also qualified to represent
Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for
Jamaica in 1997.
^
"All Portsmouth players: 2003" .
^
"All Portsmouth players: 2003" .
National teams
League competitions
Level 1 Levels 2β4 Level 5 Levels 6β7 Levels 8β9
Isthmian League (
Two )
Combined Counties League (level 8 only )
Eastern Counties League (
Premier ,
One )
Essex Senior League (level 9 only )
Hellenic League (
Premier ,
One East ,
One West )
Kent League (level 8 only )
Midland Alliance (level 8 only )
Midland Football Combination (level 9 only )
North West Counties League (
One ,
Two )
Northern Counties East League (
Premier ,
One )
Northern League (
One ,
Two )
Spartan South Midlands League (
Premier ,
One )
Sussex County League (
One ,
Two )
United Counties League (
Premier ,
One )
Wessex League (level 8 only )
West Midlands (Regional) League (level 9 only )
Western League (
Premier ,
One )
Cup competitions
FA cups Football League cups
European competitions